Sebastes simulator
Body color: Uniform red w/ 4 or 5 clear, conspicouous white blotches; occasionally dusky on back.
Peritoneum color: gray Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:5-6, P1:16-18, GR:28-33, LLp:33-40, LLs:?-?, V:26
Occurence: Northern California - Baja California
Depth: 293 meters Size: 30 cm Species code: 30620
Similar species:
Rosethorn rockfish, Greenspotted rockfish, and Greenblotched rockfish - body orange-yellow w/ green mottling or spots
Rosy rockfish - body purple-red; caudal peduncle depth greater than orbit width (caudal peduncle depth less than orbit width in Pinkrose RF)
Pink rockfish - body w/ green streaks; upper gillrakers rudimentary (not rudimentary in Pinkrose RF); lower edge of operculum w/ 1-2 spines (lower edge smooth in Pinkrose RF)
Swordspine rockfish - prominent symphyseal knob on projecting lower jaw (symphyseal knob absent, jaws about equal in Pinkrose RF); anal spine 2 reaches tips of anal rays (does not reach tips in Pinkrose RF) Freckled RF
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